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I think the main problem is that the failure of a small section is a catastrophic failure of the whole system.
by leni536 3y ago
I think the main problem is that the failure of a small section is a catastrophic failure of the whole system.
- naasking 3y agoI don't see why you can't compartmentalize it exactly like how I described. A leak in one of the ISS's modules wouldn't take down the whole ISS.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoAnd then what? The train just stops in the middle of nowhere for however many days until the one chamber is fixed?
- naasking 3y agoIt returns obviously. Making repair or replacement of damaged sections economical is one of the engineering challenges. This by itself suggests compartmentalizing along the same lines I suggested. It would probably be ideal if you could factory make each section and ship it on a standard truck, but with the growth of additive manufacturing, other possibilities also open up, like 3D printing the large metal container onsite.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoI think you'd have to print it onsite, otherwise you have no gain in the loop being underground as you'd have to dig basically the entire ground up to swap sections.